The movie stars Jay Baruchel (The Sorcerer's Apprentice, Tropic Thunder), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls tv, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants), Schuyler Fisk (Snow Day, Orange County), Katey Segal (Married with Children tv, Jack and the Beanstalk), and Victor Rasuk (Stop Loss, The War Brothers).
The plot of the movie is Barchel is a big fish in a small town. He hosts a popular small town radio show, hes ingaged and well respected. His high school comes back into town and life takes a turn to the chaotic. (I did not realize untill the end that they are filming a movie inside the movie (might make the end of the movie a little easier to follow.)
I think this is a comming of age movie and what people want out of life. There is also a scene about trying to live up to other peoples expecations. The point live up to your own expecations it makes life a lot easier.
The opening shots of the house and the music start the movie off very well. If you do not like the movie with in the first 3 to 5 minutes dont watch the rest of the movie,. It stays true to that form through out. If you like the first few minutes you are in for a treat.
The seat belted dog (in the frount seat) was funny. You get a real sence of a small town it adds a lot to the feel of the moive. The zorse, half zebra half horse, scene was nice I had no idea there was such a thing. The awarkard scenes of people havng a two minute conversation after not seeing each other for a few years rings true. Who has not had some of those conversations?
The weird fact of the day is also a theme that works for me. I would like to hear the back story about the bras at the bar durring the talent night? On the assumption that there was some truth in this movie i would like to see if this was based on a real thing. I assumed they had a singing double but it was a nice song nice voice.
The wedding that does take place seems to be polar opposites, based on looks, but they seem to be a good fit on personality.
I'm rating the moive as a B. I think it is worth seeing. That being said I do think you should bail on it if you dont like the first few minutes. If you liked this you may like Small Town Saturday Night (with Chris Pine). Kind of the same movie but I think both are good.
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